teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
study; diligence; discount; reduction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
chief (of police); head (of office)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...